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New York Times Crossword August 16 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 140 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword August 16 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 140 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Work parodied by Umberto Eco's "Granita"LOLITA6Across1 Subject of Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"SIN3Across7 One's opponentsTHEM4Across10 UncoolLAME4Across14 UntoldATONOF6Across18 Down Under runnersEMUS4Across19 Caramel-filled candyROLO4Across21 Word following bear or honeyTRAP4Across22 _ATSO_ and _EKYL_DOCTORSWITHOUTBORDERS21Across23 Astonished, informallySHOOK5Across27 With 45-Across, many a correspondentPEN3Across28 Do businessOPERATE7Across29 Uncle, in UruguayTIO3Across30 Water nymph of Greek mythNAIAD5Across31 Poet's MuseERATO5Across33 Memorial ___ Kettering (New York City medical facility)SLOAN5Across34 _RAVESNEEDSNOINTRODUCTION19Across36 It may be petrifiedFOSSIL6Across41 AcknowledgeNODAT5Across42 El ___, Tex.PASO4Across43 SassLIP3Across44 See 28-AcrossPAL3Across45 Eggy quaffNOG3Across47 TrudgePLOD4Across48 ApproachingNIGH4Across50 Some funerary selectionsURNS4Across54 SAG_NEVERENDINGSTORY16Across56 Stands for speakersPODIA5Across60 Preserver of freshnessSEAL4Across62 SentELATED6Across63 Place for a sailor's anchor, informallyBICEP5Across64 HunkSLAB4Across67 Disapproving syllablesTSKS4Across70 It may be mentalIMAGE5Across72 Out, in a wayASLEEP6Across73 "That's cool, man"IDIG4Across75 Words that may open doorsITSME5Across77 _NIGHTHEADLESSHORSEMAN16Across79 Learning methodROTE4Across83 Guard, as a goalTEND4Across87 Get rid ofSHED4Across88 "Yadda, yadda"ETC3Across89 Squeaker … or squealerRAT3Across90 Home improvement initialsDIY3Across92 Italian wine cityASTI4Across93 Fiber also known as viscoseRAYON5Across95 Toddler's jumping spot on a rainy dayPUDDLE6Across97 FRAN_NOTCOMPLETELYHONEST19Across99 More reasonableSANER5Across104 InterpretsREADS5Across105 Suspended musical instrumentsGONGS5Across106 Vein contentsORE3Across107 CalmATPEACE7Across108 Title that becomes loftier when an E is addedSIR3Across111 Escort to a penthouse, saySEEUP5Across112 _IALO_UNLIMITEDTALKANDTEXTS21Across116 EvenTIED4Across120 Carry onRANT4Across121 Tender cutLOIN4Across122 Pie portions, shapewiseWEDGES6Across123 CronesHAGS4Across124 Gas brand that sounds like two letters of the alphabetESSO4Across125 Invention originally developed as a yellow dyeTNT3Across126 Refuse to budgeINSIST6Across127

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
StriplingsLADS4Down1 Texter's "Then again …"OTOH4Down2 BananasLOCO4Down3 ChantsINTONES7Down4 Briefly swamTOOKADIP8Down5 Home to more than 1,500 languages: Abbr.AFR3Down6 Affixed, as a patchSEWEDON7Down7 "Let's do this!"IMIN4Down8 Macadamia, for oneNUT3Down9 Closely followingTRUETO6Down10 Racing vehicleHOTROD6Down11 Napoleon exile siteELBA4Down12 No longer relevantMOOT4Down13 Inc., abroadLTD3Down14 Childish comebackARETOO6Down15 Maid of Sherwood ForestMARIAN6Down16 Many a printerEPSON5Down17 Consequences of supply chain problemsSHORTAGES9Down20 CrossSPAN4Down24 Dizzying gallery worksOPART5Down25 Pauses while playingRESTS5Down26 Treasure or desert followerISLAND6Down32 Ewoks' home moonENDOR5Down33 Job that may involve jumping through hoopsLIONTAMER9Down35 Form of detective fictionNOIR4Down36 Channel for gaming enthusiasts?ESPN4Down37 Actress SkyeIONE4Down38 Words after check, follow or catchUPON4Down39 BumCADGE5Down40 Reason to take a shotFLU3Down41 Some odoriferous giftsLEIS4Down46 Smartphone predecessors, for shortPDAS4Down48 Female rapper with a longtime feud with Foxy BrownLILKIM6Down49 "Diminutive" Greek letterIOTA4Down51 Nickname that omits "-ory"GREG4Down52 London parkHYDE4Down53 Chemistry test?SPEEDDATE9Down55 Travel bagVALISE6Down57 BagNET3Down58 Not very favorable, as some 84-DownSLIM4Down59 Car with a stylized lightning bolt logoOPEL4Down61 Thai moneyBAHT4Down64 "Gotcha"ISEE4Down65 Group with a tartanCLAN4Down66 It may drive one to distraction, in briefADHD4Down68 Thumbnail, maybeBIO3Down69 A-listerSTAR4Down71 Sauce traditionally made in a mortarPESTO5Down74 StealGREATDEAL9Down76 Attach with a clickSNAPON6Down78 Carpenter's spacerSHIM4Down80 Ophthalmology concernsSTYES5Down81 Green sci.ECOL4Down82 2 to 5, sayODDS4Down84 Infraction at an arcadeTILT4Down85 ___ of Horus (Egyptian symbol of healing)EYE3Down86 Element used in bulb filamentsTUNGSTEN8Down91 "Shoo!"SCRAM5Down94 Display some emotion, perhapsREACT5Down95 Member of the N.F.L.'s "Big Blue," in briefNYGIANT7Down96 Prepares to puree, perhaps, as papayasDESEEDS7Down98 Fantasy realm ruled by King CaspianNARNIA6Down99 Feature of Anthony Robles, a 2011 N.C.A.A. national champion wrestlerONELEG6Down100 Shows pride in one's appearance, in a wayPREENS6Down101 Result inLEADTO6Down102 Producer of a call to armsHORN4Down103 Go ___ (fail)SOUTH5Down104 PoopTIRE4Down109 School grps.PTAS4Down110 HideSKIN4Down111 VetEXGI4Down113 Western IndiansUTES4Down114 Subtle summonsPSST4Down115 FingersIDS3Down117 Park place?LOT3Down118 Road recklessness of a sort, for shortDWI3Down119

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, August 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.